dental assistant

collocation in English

meaningsofdentalandassistant

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dental
adjective
uk
/ˈden.təl/us
/ˈden.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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assistant
noun[C]
uk
/əˈsɪs.tənt/us
/əˈsɪs.tənt/
someone who helps someone else to do ...
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(Definition ofdentalandassistantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He then transferred to the air service as adentalassistantbefore being accepted for military pilot training.
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Here we see that adentalassistantbeing classified as working class.
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After graduating in 1937 with a degree in political science, she worked as adentalassistant.
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She worked in the dental field as adentalassistant, and then became an instructor, training dentists in new practices, and managed dental offices.
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She is a stay-at-home mom and then becomes a professionaldentalassistant.
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Ideally adentalassistantshould have both administrative and clinical skills although it's still acceptable to have one or the other.
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Some dentists are willing to pay adentalassistant-in-training that has a good attitude and work ethic.
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She trained as adentalassistant, although she did not like working for dentists.
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After graduating from high school, she worked as adentalassistantand real estate saleswoman.
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Dental operators can focus more time on the procedure; thedentalassistantthen effectively becomes the operator's extra hands.
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He joins the tiny seconddentalassistantin the back room.
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A second emergency call would be made one minute later, when adentalassistanton the 13th floor discovered dense smoke in the hallway.
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The center is a leased facility that offers college credit and continuing education classes as well asdentalassistant, medical assistant and other health care programs.
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In the spring of 1958, more than 600 patients had work assignments in more than 55 placements, which includeddentalassistant, receptionist, librarian and hospital aide.
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Judy works as adentalassistant.
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The information available on the number of dental assistants' is in the table.
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I have had a letter from the dental assistants.
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Volunteers include physicians, dentists, medical students, and dental assistants, who donate their time to provide services including free surgery and dental care.
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Their duties varied, some were assigned as dental assistants, others as clerks and so on.
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